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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
with Air-Fluid Level ... latent TB s/p treatment ... pain. ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Neutropenic fever ... : - Fever + ANC ... interventional radiology ... or HSCT - CRS: fever ... therapy - Symptoms: fever
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... pain, hemoptysis ... ) • CXR upright ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... with cough and fever ... interstitial lung disease ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
underarms, or chest ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... #oncology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... symptoms • Rheumatologic ... infection • Cough, fever ... , chest pain • ... • Isolated fever
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
the air-fluid level ... attached to the chest ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
run-down or tired • Fevers ... pain/tightness ... Connective tissue diseases ... disease Complications ... mycobacteria Treatment
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... , fever, joint pain ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers ... #Oncology #Diagnosis